Friday, January 24, 2014

Plays this week (25-31 Jan 2014)

Pune, Saturday 25-Jan-2014
Given its republic day this weekend I was expecting a bonanza of plays. Its there, but of a suprising kind. A series that explores sexuality and a play based on a g.p. desphande book. read on and hope you attend some of them atleast.

१ . पुरुषच   कशाला हवाय?*****
तारीख व वेळ: २५ जान  २०१४ (@२१३०)
स्थ ळ : पं. भीमसेन  जोशी कलामंदिर, ब्रेमेन चौक, औन्ध, पुणे
1. name: Why'd you want only men?***** (marathi)
date and time: 25 jan 2014 (@9:30 pm)
place: pandit bhimsen joshi kalamandir, bremen chowk, aundh, pune

POTENTIAL RANK:10/10  (provocative theme)
Post-viewing Opinion: Not seen yet. Today is the premiere.

२. शेवटचा दिस
तारीख व वेळ: २६  जन २०१४ (@२१००)
स्थळ : भारत नाट्य मंदिर
लेखक : गो. पु. देशपांडे
2. Last Day (marathi)
date: 26 Jan 2014
time: 2100h (@9:00 pm)
place: bharat natya mandir
writer: g.p. deshpande

Potential rank: 9/10 (based on an original novel)
Post viewing opinion: Not seen yet. Sunday is the LAST day.

३.  छापा काटा
तारीख: २६ जान (@१७३०), ३० जान (@२१००) २०१४
स्थळ: यशवंतराव चव्हाण नाट्यगृह
लेखक: इरावती कार्णिक
प्रमुख भूमिका: भक्ती बर्वे
3. Chapa kata (marathi)
dates and times: 26 Jan (@1730h) and 30 Jan (@2100h) 2014
place: yashwantrao chavan natyagruha
writer: iravati karnik
prominent actor: mukta barve

Potential rank: 8/10
Post viewing opinion: Not seen yet.
Reviews: Mumbai theatre guide

४. गुपीत योणीच्या गुप्तगोष्टी *****
तारिख व वेळ: [१] २५ जान (@१८००, पं. भीमसेन जोशी कलामंदिर; @२१३०, भारत नाट्य मंदिर);
[२] २६ जान २०१४ (@२१०० रामकृष्ण मोरे प्रेक्षागृह, चिंचवड)
स्थळ: पं. भीमसेन जोशी कलामंदिर, भारत नाट्य मंदिर, रामकृष्ण मोरे प्रेक्षागृह, चिंचवड
कालावधी: १ तास ४० मिनिटे
4. Vagina monologues***** (marathi)
dates and times: [1] 25 Jan (@1800h, pandit bhimsen joshi kalamandir, aundh; @2130h, bharat natya mandir);
[2] 26 Jan (@2100h ramakrishna more prekshakgruha, chinchwad)

POTENTIAL RANK:10/10  (provocative theme, based on an original that took the theatre world by storm- Wikipedia entry)
Post-viewing Opinion: Not seen yet.

५. मिस्टर एंड मिसेस
तारीख व वेळ: ३० जान २०१४ (@२१३०)
स्थळ: बालगंधर्व रंगमंदिर
लेखक: असलम
तिकिटे: फोन किंवा ऑनलाइन (ticketees.com)
5. Mr. and Mrs. (marathi)
date and time: 30 Jan 2014 (@2130h)
place: balgandharva rangmandir
writer: aslam
tickets: phone or online (ticketees.com)

६. आयुष्यावर बोलू काही
तारीख व वेळ: २६ जान २०१४ (@१७००)
स्थळ: यशवंतराव चव्हाण सभागृह
तिकिटे: विक्री ०९००-११३० व  १७००-२००० अणी फोन बुकिंग
6. Lets talk a bit about life (marathi)
date and time: 26 jan 2014 (@1700h)
place: yashwantrao chavan auditorium
tickets: sales on from 0900-1130 and 1700-2000h. Also phone reservations.

७. घोळात घोळ
तारीख व वेळ: ३० जान २०१४ (@१७००)
स्थळ: बालगंधर्व रंगमंदिर
7. Confused (marathi)
date and time: 30 Jan 2014 (@1700h)
place: balgandharva rangmandir

८. नवा गड़ी, नवं राज्य
तारीख व वेळ: २६ जान २०१४ (@१२३०)
स्थळ: बालगंधर्व रंगमंदिर
8. Nava gadi, nava rajya (marathi)
date and time: 26 Jan (@1230h)
place: tilak smarak mandir

९. आषाढातील एक दिवस***
तारिख व वेळ: २६ जान २०१४ (@२१३०)
स्थळ: बालगंधर्व रंगमंदिर
लेखक: मोहन राकेश
9. A day in the month of ashad (marathi)
date and time: 26 jan 2014 (@2130h)
place: balgandharva rangmandir
author: mohan rakesh

POTENTIAL RANK:9/10  (a successful and powerful play translated from the original hindi. running for a while, not continuously)
Post-viewing Opinion: Not seen yet by yours truly.

१०. त्य चार योनीनची गोष्ट *****
तारिख व वेळ: २५ जान (@१३०० भारत नाट्य मंदिर), २६ जान (@१०१५, बालगंधर्व रंगमंदिर, @१८०० पं. भीमसेन जोशी कलामंदिर)
स्थळे:  भारत नाट्य मंदिर, बालगंधर्व रंगमंदिर, भीमसेन जोशी कलामंदिर
10. Vagina of a shadow lady (marathi)
date and time: 25 Jan (@1300h, bharat natya mandir), 26 Jan (@1015, balgandharva rangmandir; @1800h pandit bhimsen joshi kalamandir) 2014
place: bharat natya mandir, balgandharva, p. bhimsen joshi kalamandir
POTENTIAL RANK:9/10  (based on an international play in english)
Post-viewing Opinion: Not seen yet.



Friday, March 29, 2013

Other

Location
Lalit kala kendra of UOP, Grub-Shup on Law Coll. Rd., and others.


Currently Showing 

Time: 1830h
Date: 29, 30, 31 March 2013
Location: Lalit Kala Kendra, Angan Manch, Pune
Lalit Kala Kendra:
Ringan is a play based on "Der Kaukasischer Kreidekreis" by Bertold Brecht (The Caucasian Chalk Circle). A review has appeared in Sakal Times (here) and in Indian Express Pune NewsLine (here).

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Bharat Natya Mandir

Location
At the intersection of Limaye Rd. and Karandikar Rd., next door to Bhave School a traditional theatre with exciting new theatre. [google-maps]


Currently Showing 

6-11 May 2012: @1800h daily: Vasantik Natya Mahotsav (spring theatre festival) 
17 Sept 2011: @2100h, Purushottam Karandak- the final round. Yours truly could unfortunately not judge matters for himself since he was not in posession of a college issued pass for the gradmommy of Pune collegiate theatre events. C'est la vie. The schedule for those who can is HERE.
It continues through 17-18 Sept 2011, The Final Round.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Tilak Smarak Mandir

Location
On (what else but) Tilak Road, Sadashiv Peth in the old city. Located next door to one of the major old colleges S.P. College on the same road. [google-maps]

Currently showing
...coming soon...

Nehru Memorial Hall

Location
On Ambedkar Road, Pune Cantonement, close to the Sassoon Synagogue. [google-maps]

Currently Showing
@10 Jan 2012: Kaifi aur main- Kaifi Azmis writings about his wife, compiled by daughter Shabana Azmi and son-in-law Javed Akhtar.


Balgandharva Rangmandir

Location
Situated at Balgandharva chow, on a corner of Jangli Maharaj Road and Congress House Rd, fronted by a larger than life statue of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi, this is a culture centre, exhibition hall and theatre managed by the Pune Municipal Corporation.[google-maps]


Currently Showing
.. coming soon ..

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Pune Theatre Alerts

Here I will try to keep all you theatre enthusiasts, natak premi and general culture seekers in Pune. The city with its vibrant ground-breaking marathi theatre and up and coming english and hindi-theatre cultures is a "happening" place. Add to it the number of colleges and young talents, it is a good time to be here. Any inaccuracies are regretted- please send me a post if you want to correct things, since I will try to keep my ear to the jungle drums but if I misread a beat, I stand corrected.

DISCLAIMER
I in no way am responsible for disappointed girlfriends/boyfriends/siblings and wasted petrol. This is however an attempt to get like minded people to also help make for a better Pune-wide stage theatre schedule. Let the natak begin!